The Relationship between Resilience and Post Traumatic growth in Patients on Hemodialysis in Karajin 2018

The process of hemodialysis imposes a lot of physical and psychological pressures on patients . In this regard, the identification of the factors protecting the patients from these pressures seems essential. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship resilience and posttraumatic growth.

This was a descriptive- correlational study was conducted on 219 patients referring to dialysis centers in karaj in 2018-219.They were selectet by Convenient sampeling method,and were asked to answer ConnorDavidson (2003) Resilience Scale (CDRISC) and Tedeschi & Calhoun (1996) Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). The data were analyzed using descriptive indexes, Pearson correlation coefficient and significant correlation coefficient test in SPSS soft ware,version 25.

According to the results, 55/7% of the participants were male, the mean of their age was 43.84(±9.12).The research revealed a positive statistical significant relationship at 0.01 between resilience and posttraumatic growth(r=0.523)in such a way that resilience could explain 27% of changes in Posttraumatic Growth.

The Findings of present study was indicative of the important role of resilience in achieving posttraumatic growth in patients.It is,therefore,suggested that psychological intervention with the aim of promoting the patients’ resilience be designed and implemented in dialysis centers.